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Belief Society

by Ben Swisher

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"Take up your tent and be whole! Find that crystal sphere that you threw in the river."
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In heart on my way to move, Eugene In car something tells me, "Ben, believe!" In car I am worried this will fail In heart something tells me, "Love prevail!"
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One note from a bird Better than a million words Likely A commotion ruminating Exciting! I feel at home Oh that I had wings like a dove For then would I fly away And be at rest Waterfall Grasped by God
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You are the partial Above my fundamental And lately I've been A tuning fork You are the charge Up above my monumental And lately I've been A lightning rod You! When I need You appear You! When I need You are here You! When I need You I hear
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When I go under, I remember! Our words have no main switch But the luminous big web Of them that hang in mind When you turn back to the page
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Which world's real? The world that I feel Outer peel Inner self had fear Keyboard car Concert in graveyard Boarding school Plane crashed in my pool I have come back from the dead So many times and have learned From each life that the timeline Of light is Outpacing me Escaping me Awaiting me Embracing me "The past is sky!" The comet I love
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What do you believe in? Money and power? The bright lights of achievement? Living that life, instagram likes? Tell me what’s the price of your freedom is Doing bout ninety-five, down I-95 just to survive, Apologize to your boss at the 9-5 that don’t even qualify to feed the kids So don’t tell me bout the Jews out in Egypt (Or) why the Christ gave His life for the heathens Even Eve chose to eat over perfect nights out in Eden Maybe the timing ain’t right, maybe I’ll be ready next season Well, I’ll be here at the door if you decide to knock for any reason, Eugene.
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This album happened accidentally and appeared out of thin air in the last month or so of my life. It's equal parts advent calendar, original songs and covers by friends living side-by-side in a small house, and a photo album of dream collaborations. But especially it's a place I seem to have kept track of my height on the wall in pencil.

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released September 14, 2017

Jessica Li — Album Artwork
Alyssa Pyper — Strings on "Spontaneous Particulars"
Luke Williams — Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Sequencing on "Tuning Fork"
Logan Hone — Saxophone, Fretless Banjo, Drums on "Alphabet Memory"
Lindenfield — Magic Sounds on "Take Up Your Tent"
Travis Shumate — Guitar, Loops, Synth on "The Spirit Still Sings"
Sidizen King + Donricky — Mighty Words, Beat, Sequencing on "Eugene"
Ben Swisher — Vocals, Banjo, Melodica, Bell, Recorder, Guitar, Loops

Susan Howe's "Spotaneous Particulars: The Telepathy of Archives" and Anne Carson's "Nox" also make appearances in the form of edited excerpts in "Spontaneous Particulars" and "Alphabet Memory" respectively.

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